Prologue

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10 June 2026

The sound of beeping machines and soft breathing filled the room. It was dark. The only source of light was the moon and the machines that proceeded to keep the patient alive. From the window, the night view of the city was filled with lights accented by the shine of the stars above.

The door opened, filling the room with a white flash of light before it disappeared. Kohaku walked to his sister's bed. He sighed. She was deathly pale and already too thin. The doctor had already talked to his parents; asking if maybe... It was time to pull the plug. Kohaku's hands clenched tightly together.

Kohaku stared at his older sister. He recalled all the times she would take care of him. He remembered the times she would play with him and cook for him. He turned away then and left the room, keeping his head down.

His steps resounded in the empty hallway, nurses and doctors passed by him without a glance towards him. He kept his head down and shoved his hands into his school uniform pants. Another school year had gone by. Kohaku didn't know if he was glad for the long summer vacation ahead of him.

All the days seemed empty after the news of what Kayaba Akihiko had done. He had fought with his sister before it happened; now he didn't even know if he would have the chance to apologize.

BZZZ

Kohaku reached into his school bag and took out his phone. Glancing at the screen, he sees that it was a text from possibly, his only friend. Yasashi Yahiro. Kohaku pressed the power button and the words "Shut Off?" popped up. He clicked "yes" and continued to walk.

When he was out of the hospital, he glanced back, hoping to see his sister standing on the window, waving at him with a cheery smile. Only darkness met his eyes when they landed on his sister's room's window.

He slumped on the bus stop's bench, leaning his head back so that his amber eyes stared straight up the stars. A soft breeze kissed his cheek and he closed his eyes. Soon enough, the familiar bus showed up and took him home.

He didn't notice that someone had been following him all along.

A/N: just wanted to try something out LOL I suck at description so yeah c: no copying or translating or taking/saving w/o permission please